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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aside from his renowned sculptures, for what else did Zimmer have a stellar reputation?
(a) Drumming.
(b) Singing.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Inducing hallucinations.

2. In what month did the Indo-Tibetan circus disband?
(a) January.
(b) October.
(c) July.
(d) April.

3. What did Plucky stumble over while walking in the woods?
(a) Mon Cul.
(b) A woman being mugged.
(c) A dead monk.
(d) A gentle grizzly bear.

4. What possession that belongs to the magician is found in Miami at the beginning of this novel?
(a) Cape.
(b) Suitcase.
(c) Car.
(d) Hat.

5. In the different time frame, how does Amanda spend a great deal of her time, according to the narrator?
(a) Hospitalized.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Trances.
(d) Yoga.

6. What endangered animal do John Paul and Amanda agree to focus on conserving?
(a) San Francisco garter snake.
(b) Alaskan polar bear.
(c) The German loon.
(d) Tibetan panda.

7. How does Amanda, John Paul, and their neighbor find out about the attempted theft of the baboon at the zoo?
(a) The television
(b) The newspaper.
(c) The police.
(d) The radio.

8. What is celebrated at the banquet on Ziller's first night with the circus?
(a) Amanda's pregnancy.
(b) Mon Cul.
(c) His celebrated drumming techniques.
(d) His new love with Amanda.

9. What type of vegetation is common to the area in which John Paul and Amanda settle, much to their delight?
(a) Apples.
(b) Mangos.
(c) Mushrooms.
(d) Sunflowers.

10. Where was John Paul Ziller born?
(a) The Romanian caravans.
(b) The Nile.
(c) The Congo.
(d) The Sahara.

11. After his discharge from the military, what vocation did Plucky explore?
(a) Drug dealer.
(b) Pimp.
(c) Smuggler.
(d) Undercover police work.

12. How did Plucky manage to end his college football career?
(a) He dealt marijuana to his teammates.
(b) He injured his knee.
(c) He ran off with the coach's wife.
(d) He refused to play dirty.

13. Why did Plucky have to transport Mon Cul for John Paul?
(a) Mon Cul was refused entry onto the train.
(b) Mon Cul was ill and forced to stay behind with Plucky to recuperate.
(c) Mon Cul refuses to wear a helmet on the motorcycle.
(d) Mon Cul dislikes motorcycles.

14. What is cited as evidence of genetic memory?
(a) The monarch butterflies return to the same trees.
(b) The birds flying south for the winter.
(c) The drumbeats the compel dancing.
(d) The earthworms coming up to the surface after a rain.

15. Why are the men impressed with Plucky Purcell?
(a) Plucky was a college football hero.
(b) Plucky is very rich.
(c) Plucky is a heavy drinker.
(d) Plucky has a baboon as a companion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Ziller play as Amanda sings during their first meeting?

2. With what insect is Marx Marvelous fascinated on a scientific level?

3. Why does Mon Cul bite one of the rednecks?

4. How does John Paul pay for Amanda's hospitalization?

5. Even though Marx finds it hard to take John Paul seriously, what does the scientist admit about the magician?

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